Early Africain Civilizations Note Quiz

A Savannah is a type of:

• Desert

• Forest

• Grassland

• Mountain

A Kinship System is a:

• system of social relationships connecting people in a culture

• type of economic system

• form of government

• method of communication

Patrilineal means:

• Descent through the father's line

• Descent through the mother's line

• Descent through both parents' lines

• Descent through neither parent's line

Rifts are deep valleys formed by the movement of the Earth's ________.

• crust.

• mantle.

• core.

• atmosphere.

What is an extended family?

• A family consisting of only parents and children

• A family consisting of father, mother, children, and close relatives

• A family consisting of friends and neighbors

• A family consisting of distant relatives only

Sundiata was:

• A king of the Mali Empire

• A famous explorer

• A renowned artist

• A legendary warrior

Askia the Great was known for being:

• a ruler of the Songhai Empire

• a famous European explorer

• a Chinese philosopher

• an Egyptian pharaoh

In the 1300s, under the rule of ________, Mali reached its height and Islam spread in West Africa.

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

Who organized Songhai and expanded its territory?

• Sunni Ali

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Baru

• Mansa Musa

In West Africa, who were the storytellers responsible for passing on oral histories?

• Griots

• Scribes

• Priests

• Warriors